New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-07
ARE TIE ASYLUM OFFICIALS TO BL4ME'

A CORONER's JURY AND MAYOR HEWITT BOTH IN
vtsTIGATING THE sCALDING CASE.
Coroner Levy held an inquest yesterday on the case OF
George Parrish who Is alleged by discharged attenumt
of the Wards Island Insane Asylum to have died from
injuries received at the hands of the attendants of the
ASYLUM The case has excited considerable interest ana
there was a large attendance at the inquest. Among
those present were Drs Mcdonnell Trautman - ana
Douglass of the Wards Island Asylum and DIR. Wiz
man. of Bellevue. Lawyer James ;. Byrne appeared or
the friends of Parrish and Mr. Wcman represented inc
Corporation Counsel ~. 49,
Thomas Mitchell the first witness. testified that pre-
yous to May he employed as an attendant AT Tue
Wards Island Asylum but had been dlsehaTged IN
April he attendants Kearns and Mciiugh hold
Parrish on the floor and he had seen Mciig KNOCK far
rish's head against the floor After that ne helped 10
mop up blood from the spot where farrss heal y aia
from several other places Parrish bad also bied consid
eraby, the witness said; from the mouth. ,.s r.,,d
threw much dscredit upon Mtchelrs testimony ny
testifyng that the latter had been discharged Tor urk
enness Elterich had helped arrest him and, while
bringing him this city, Mitchell tried 10 undess say
ing that he would go without his clothes Aii9r a,I hc
inquest adjourned until an autopsy coma DC iuc Oh
Parrish The request was granted ana the ihIuyn, was
the body of Parrish which is buried in the Evergreens
Cemetery will he disintcrred and submitted To
Mavor Hewitt has received f.m President simmons,
of tho Department Of Charities and .orcc,ion IrpU,
on the death Of Michael ieaiy. patient IN the Insane
asylum on Wards Island who ditd hrni scsius'
through the negligence of keeper IL l. SAD anu ON
tho general conduct of tho Institution. IT incluncS
communication h.m DR. A. h. Macd1paii, gchv u a.
superintendent. setting forth that Dr. KAUFMAN nH
Thoroughly Investigated the OF Hcaly He say
that IIcaly was brought Into the bathroom by an al
tcndant named Lehman. and while the attention oil
tbe latter was for a moment directed eiscwhcIn,
Hcay stepped into tub OF boiling water about 3 NC
used for scrlbbng purposes He was al ono, 'an,ii
.,ut. His feet and legs were scaldcl. hcaiy wa
suffering from gncral parcsis, and gave no Icaioh
that he was suffering much, or that his scald' were
scrlons. On tho following evening he was seized Win
convusions somewhat better On TIE succeeding
morning and seemed 10 be steadily improving WIN
at IL 20 D. H. he died suddenly from the effect Oh the
injuries. A., ,..,,.,,
tion, DR.. Macdonald says that II Is ONcrciOWucl:
There are accommodations for 1000 patients, anu
tbero are i'm the institution l42l and 30 In other
buildings hired from the Commissioners 81 Emigration
The Civil Service rules have had the eject Oh Keep
ing away the best class Of applicants for the position
of attendant within the last year. OF the fuiI mum
Der IF attendants allowed 1G2 there have been -
discharged for violation Of the rules. The mayor II
invited 10 personally Inspect the asylum ana see Tor
himself the difficulties with which tho authorities
have 10 contend